Montana, scene of global gathering to save Native languages
Event created to combat the threat of losing more than 3,000 languages by the end of the century
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Event created to combat the threat of losing more than 3,000 languages by the end of the century
Jesse DesRosier, a member of the Blackfeet Nation and advocate of language preservation, is a language teacher at The Piegan Institute and at Blackfeet Community College in Montana, where he also worked as a consultant on the film 'Sooyii,' shot entirely in the Blackfoot language
Native American Marine vet considered a homeland hero Tristan Scott, The Flathead Beacon [Montana] via AP October 21, 2017 In this Oct. 5, 2017 photo, Jesse DesRosier, a Marine veterans and Blackfoot language instructor at Cuts Wood School poses in Browning, Mont. DesRosier’s 28-year journey is a dizzying endeavor, even if he’s right back where he started - living on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. (Greg Lindstrom /Flathead Beacon via AP) KALISPELL, Mont. — Charting Jesse DesRosier’s 28-year journey is a dizzying endeavor, even if he’s right back where he started — livi...